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Public speakers urge San Angelo ISD board not to adopt SB 11-style prayer resolution
Summary
At a Feb. 9 pre-agenda meeting, public commenters urged the San Angelo ISD Board of Trustees to decline adopting a statutory resolution (presented as SB 11) that would set aside time and place for student prayer or religious-text reading tied to parental consent, saying it could exclude or stigmatize students and increase staff burdens.
Taylor Kingman, president of the San Angelo ISD Board of Trustees, heard public comments Feb. 9 on a proposed resolution tied to recent state legislation presented in meeting materials as SB 11.
Dr. Nicole Lozano, a member of the public, told trustees the district should decline adopting the resolution. She said the proposal—by creating a designated time and place that requires parental consent—would permit separation of students based on consent status and could exert subtle peer pressure on students who do not participate. “Students who are not religious, who belong to minority faith traditions, or whose families choose not to sign consent forms may feel othered,” Lozano said, adding that existing…
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